IDC Windows Phone sees 91% surge for 2013 shipments, now second most popular OS in Brazil

Windows Phone continues its ascent in the global smartphone race, at least according to shipment numbers released by IDC. While the increase in global market share continues for Microsofts mobile OS, perhaps the more interesting story is in individual markets.IDCs new numbers show that Windows Phone posted the largest increase for both the quarter (46.7%) and the year (90.9%) when compared to iOS and Android. Thats down from Q3, where shipments were pegged at 156%, but is line with year-end performance. The take away is that Microsoft has nearly doubled their growth.
Likewise, Nokias dominance of the Windows Phone market is confirmed again at that 90% number, which has had multiple corroborations at this point.